newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
in the course of one's duties
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable; to be too many to see all at once
business; work; operations; service; duties
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to intervene; to stop (something)
drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
very likely; very probable
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
match; game; bout; contest
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
(for) the time being; (for) the present; immediate; present; (for) some time (after); checking account
such; like that; in that way
build; physique; frame; constitution
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
return; restoring; return (in tennis, etc.); return (key); return; profit
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
immediately; right away; on the spot
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent